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layout: page
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title: "Random Sensor"
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description: "Instructions on how to integrate random number sensors into Home Assistant."
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date: 2016-10-30 12:10
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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logo: home-assistant.png
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ha_category: Sensor
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ha_iot_class: "Local Polling"
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ha_release: 0.32
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---
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The `random` sensor platform is creating random sensor values (integers) out of a given range. Returned values form a [discrete uniform distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete_uniform_distribution), meaning that each integer value in the range configured is equally likely to be drawn. This can be useful if you want to test automation rules. It generates a new value every time it is polled.
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## {% linkable_title Configuration %}
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To enable the random sensor, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml`:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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sensor:
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- platform: random
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```
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{% configuration %}
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name:
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description: Name to use in the frontend.
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required: false
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type: string
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default: Random Sensor
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minimum:
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description: Lower limit for the values.
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required: false
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type: string
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default: 0
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maximum:
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description: Upper limit for the values.
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required: false
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type: int
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default: 20
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unit_of_measurement:
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description: Defines the units of measurement of the sensor, if any.
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required: false
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type: string
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{% endconfiguration %}
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See the [entity component options][entity-docs] to control how often the main component polls the random sensor. The default is 30 seconds.
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[entity-docs]: /docs/configuration/platform_options/
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